The National tribune., 1887-09-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The News from All Parts Of the
World.
ABROAD.

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Troops and police prevented 10000 National
lists from holding the proclaimed meeting at
Ballycoree, CdWty Clare, Ireland, and the peo-
pie, 10 avoid a conflict, marched peaceably back
TO Ennis, where the meeting was held without
interruption.-The ship Falls of Bruar, of
Glasgow, bound from Hamburg 10 Calcutta
with a cargo of salt, foundered off Yarmouth,
the cargo having shifted. Five Of the crew
were rescued and "a were drowned.
OBITUARY.
Bishop William Logan Harris, the New York
resident Bishop of the Methodist Church, died
Friday last in New York. The Bishop was
taken i'll with heart trouble a month ago when
in Liverpool he sailed Immediately for New
York, and has been under medical care since
his arrival DIR. Harris was born at Mansfield,
| o., Nov. IA, 1917. He was licensed TO preach
in 1886, and from that time until 184S was en-
gagged in preaching in Northern Ohio aud other
points he was elected principal Of what is
now Baldwin University, and continued teach
ing and preaching until 1872, when he was
raised to the Eaiscopacy. In the discharge OF
| his duties he travelled very extensively in the
United States, and also circumnavigated the
| globe. He was a member Of every general con-
| ference from 1856 TO 1872, and served as Secre-
tary Of every session.-The Rev. John Allen,
commonly known as "Camp meeting" John
Allen, died on the East LivermOre camp
| grounds in Pennington, Me-, on Wednesday,
aged 90. The camp-meeting was the 37ith that
/ he had attended. On Tuesday evening ne
preached a sermon which greatly exhausted
| him, so that he was quite sick the next morn
ing, but he rallied in the afternoon and sat up
in his chair. conversing with friends when
death came.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Near Logansport, Ind, Henry Fletcher lost
his life while blasting stumps with dynamite.
He had about so cartridges in his possession.
| and by some unknown means they were all
| exploded. Fletcher was Utterly blown TO pieces,
parts Of his body being found over 100 yards
distant.-At Washington, ID. c. on Saturday,
Robert Il. Morris, white man, was killed by
Beverly Jones' negro. who stabbed him with
an umbrella. The end Of the umbrella pene-
trated Morriss eye, causing death after several
hours of agony.-Frank Hammond, a butcher
was found dying near the Cincinnati stock
yards last week lying across the dead body oil
Mrs. Lizzie Tate, widow A revolver lay
close by, and a letter was found on Hammond
saying he and the woman were willing TO die
togetber-At the Mercer County Mo- fail
Randall Blakeslee, a half-breed Indian, made 9
balloon ascension hanging to a trapeze bar. In
the ascent the balloon shot up suddenly, giving
Bakeslee a wrench and he was unable 10 pull
himself on the bar, but managed TO hold him
self up by loop which he had drawn around
his wrist. After travelling about mile and
half reaching the altitude Of 1000 feet, the
balloon began 10 descend. but the poor fellow
strength gave out, aud when within 500 feet oil
the earth his grip relaxed and be fell TO the
earth, lighting on his feet in cornfeld his
thighs being broken and driven in the trunk
of his body.-Mrs. Mary Dunlap and her six
months-old babe were burned TO death at Pen
ny's coal road, near MckeespOrt, Pa. The
woman tried 10 start the fire with OLA
coal train was wrecked Friday night neal
Leavenworth Junction, Kan. ]. Munden en-
gineer, and Tom Brown. brakeman, were
killed. and Fireman Frank Davis was fatally
injured.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The management of the Baltimore & Ohio
has passed into new hands. Since the death o.
its founder and ruling spirit, John w. Garrett
this immense corporation has been managed by
his son, Robert Garrett. IL proved 10 be toe
much for him, and under his administration q
large debt has been incurred which threatened
serious embarrassment TO the company. Mr
Garrett went to Europe some time ago and en-
deavored TO negotiate a large loan, but was I'M
successful, and the road has been transferred
10 a syndicate represented by Drexel Morgan
e. Co.. Of New York. The stockholders ar,
understood TO be well pleased with the change
The Baltimore & Ohio Express Co. has been sole
10 the United States Express.-Monday wa
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braied in the large cities by enormous parade
Of wOrkingmen's societies. In New York Their,
were estimated TO be 10000 men in line
President aud Mrs. Cleveland are TO be treatet
70 grand military display Of unique char
acter during their visit TO Atlanta in October
Gov Gordon was DESTROYS Of arranging a shan
battle for the President, and in connection
with Gen. Young who was the younges
e ! Major General in the Confederate army, he ha
perfected the manuyers for such a battle. FOu
batteries of artillery, 10 companies of cavalr
= and 5000 infantry will engage. Gen. Young wi
command the forces. The field covers 20 acre
e and the battle will last about two hours In
y dications from tie Northwest are that thou
!. sands Of the veterans who fought from Chats
= noOgs 10 Atlanta in the Union army will a
r tend the Reunion, which takes place on Oct. ]
, on Kenesaw Mountain. The CharlestO
u NeUs publishes an elaborate review Of the trad
!, Of the commercial year. The review Of Oh
= earthquake work shows that in the past yes
/. over 6000 buildings have been rebuilt or 7,
n paired, and that 27l absolutely new building
, have been erected. The whole cost is g. 300 90
n Of which Charleston spent at least 100000
n Great excitement prevailed last week
p, Geneva, Ill, over panther, which, IL is SUI
o posed, escaped from a menagerie, and hi
y killed dozen dogs, two cows, and exhumC
!, several bodies from cemetery.-Prohibitic
le is making decided Roadway in Florida. With
n the past two weeks five Counties have vot,
y on the question, and all went "dTy." some I
u large NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. now contain
Ll70,295 people, against s64, 656 in 1850, a ga
Of over 100000 in seven years.